Armstrong and Miller's Sketch

In the Armstrong and Miller's sketch 'Chalky's a Spy', the language used is very uncommon and informal for this era. This is partly why viewers would find the sketch interesting, the lexis and semantics used by the two men from the 1900's in this sketch would not be using the language teenagers of our generation use today. Throughout this lexical field there are lots of slang and simple sentences to discuss how Chalky, one of their colleagues is a spy. The lexis is easily noticeable especially for teenagers as this is the kind of language they use, this makes the discussion in the sketch very humorous and interesting.

Lexis such as 'swear down', 'oh my days' and 'homeboy' did not exist in the time period of which Armstrong and Miller's sketch was set. Therefore this is much more suitable for a younger generation who use slang and who know what the men are talking about. In my opinion this kind of language can educate younger people such as teenagers to understand events that happened years and years ago in a certain style that they are able to interpret.

The sketch also entails an element of humour which is entertaining for younger people but also educational in the fact that the slang words used such as: 'whatever', 'totally' and 'well betrayed' is the kind of lexis younger people use and are able to understand.